職稱英語綜合類考試考前每日一練

　　Finding a Job

　　At sixteen Ron Mackie might have stayed at school, but the future called to him excitedly. Get out of the classroom into a job, it said, and Ron obeyed. His father, supporting the decision, found a place for him in a supermarket. Youre lucky, Ron, he said. For every boy with a job these days, theres a dozen without. So Ron joined the working world at twenty pounds a week.

　　For a year he spent his days filling shelves with tins of food. By the end of that time he was looking back on his school days as a time of great variety and satisfaction. He searched for an interest in his work, with little success.

　　One fine day instead of going to work Ron got a lift on a lorry going south. With nine pounds in his pocket,a full heart and a great longing for the sea, he set out to make a better way for himself. That evening, in Bournem0uth, he had a sandwich and a drink in a care run by an elderly man and his wife. Before he had finished the sandwich, the woman had taken him on for the rest of the summer, at twenty pounds a week, a room upstairs and three meals a day. The ease and speed of it rather took Rons breath away. At quiet times Ron had to check the old mans arithmetic in the records of the business.

　　At the end of the season, he stayed on the coast. He was again surprised how straightforward it was for a boy of seventeen to make a living. He worked in shops mostly, but once he took a job in a hotel for three weeks. Late in October he was taken on by the sick manager of a shoe shop. Ron soon found himself in charge there;he was, the only one who could keep the books.

　　36. Why did Ron Mackie leave school at sixteen?

　　A. His father made him leave

　　B, He had reached the age when he had to leave.

　　C. He left because he was worried about the future.

　　D. He left because he wanted to start work.

　　37. What did Rons father think about his leaving school?

　　A. He thought his son was doing the right thing.

　　B. He advised him to stay at school to complete his education.

　　C. He did not like the idea, but he helped Ron to find work.

　　D. He knew there was a job for every boy who wanted one.

　　38. It took about a year .for Ron to realize that

　　A. he worked well because he was interested in the job.

　　B. his work at the supermarket was dull.

　　C. being at work was much better than going to school.

　　D. the store manager wanted to get rid of him.

　　39. Why did Ron leave the supermarket?

　　A. He knew he would find work in Bournemouth.

　　B. He took a job as a lorry driver.

　　C. He gave up the job because he felt unwell.

　　D. He wanted to work at the seaside.

　　40. Ron was able to take over the shoe shop because

　　A. he got on well with the manager there.

　　B. he knew how to keep the accounts of the business.

　　C. he had had experience of selling books.

　　D. he was young and strong.

　　參考譯文

　　找工作

　　16歲的羅恩 麥基本應該繼續在學校學習，但是未來已經在急切地召喚他了：走出教室，找份工作!于是羅恩響應了這一召喚。他的父親支持他的決定并幫他在超市里謀到了個職位。羅恩，你很幸運，父親說，如今十二、三個年輕人中只有一個能找到工作。這樣，羅恩就開始了他的職業生涯，他的薪水是一周20英鎊。

　　在接下來的一年里，羅恩每天都在往貨架上擺放罐頭。一年過去了，羅恩再回顧學生時代時才意識到那是一段非常豐富多彩和令人滿意的生活。他試圖培養對工作的興趣卻徒然無果。

　　一個天氣晴朗的日子，羅恩沒有上班，他搭乘一輛卡車去了南方。帶著對大海的渴望，羅恩揣著口袋里的9塊錢和一顆熱情的心出發去尋求更美好的生活。當晚，他在伯恩茅斯的一家咖啡館里吃了一塊三明治，喝了點東西。這家咖啡館的老板是對老年夫婦。羅恩還沒有吃完三明治，老太太就已經決定讓他在夏天剩下來的日子里留在這里工作，條件是薪水每周20英鎊，并為他提供樓上的房間住宿和每日三餐。得到這份工作之簡單和快速讓羅恩大為驚訝。安靜的時候羅恩還得檢查老人在賬目中的計算是否正確。

　　夏天過去了，羅恩并沒有離開沿海地區。他再一次為謀生對一個l7歲男孩來說是如此簡單而感到驚奇。大多數時間他都是在商店上班，但也有一次他在一家旅館工作了3個月。10月底一家鞋店患病的經理雇用了他。很快羅恩就發現自己成了這里的頂梁柱，因為他是店里惟一懂得記賬的人。

　　職稱英語綜合類考試考前每日一練

　　Finding a Job

　　At sixteen Ron Mackie might have stayed at school, but the future called to him excitedly. Get out of the classroom into a job, it said, and Ron obeyed. His father, supporting the decision, found a place for him in a supermarket. Youre lucky, Ron, he said. For every boy with a job these days, theres a dozen without. So Ron joined the working world at twenty pounds a week.

　　For a year he spent his days filling shelves with tins of food. By the end of that time he was looking back on his school days as a time of great variety and satisfaction. He searched for an interest in his work, with little success.

　　One fine day instead of going to work Ron got a lift on a lorry going south. With nine pounds in his pocket,a full heart and a great longing for the sea, he set out to make a better way for himself. That evening, in Bournem0uth, he had a sandwich and a drink in a care run by an elderly man and his wife. Before he had finished the sandwich, the woman had taken him on for the rest of the summer, at twenty pounds a week, a room upstairs and three meals a day. The ease and speed of it rather took Rons breath away. At quiet times Ron had to check the old mans arithmetic in the records of the business.

　　At the end of the season, he stayed on the coast. He was again surprised how straightforward it was for a boy of seventeen to make a living. He worked in shops mostly, but once he took a job in a hotel for three weeks. Late in October he was taken on by the sick manager of a shoe shop. Ron soon found himself in charge there;he was, the only one who could keep the books.

　　36. Why did Ron Mackie leave school at sixteen?

　　A. His father made him leave

　　B, He had reached the age when he had to leave.

　　C. He left because he was worried about the future.

　　D. He left because he wanted to start work.

　　37. What did Rons father think about his leaving school?

　　A. He thought his son was doing the right thing.

　　B. He advised him to stay at school to complete his education.

　　C. He did not like the idea, but he helped Ron to find work.

　　D. He knew there was a job for every boy who wanted one.

　　38. It took about a year .for Ron to realize that

　　A. he worked well because he was interested in the job.

　　B. his work at the supermarket was dull.

　　C. being at work was much better than going to school.

　　D. the store manager wanted to get rid of him.

　　39. Why did Ron leave the supermarket?

　　A. He knew he would find work in Bournemouth.

　　B. He took a job as a lorry driver.

　　C. He gave up the job because he felt unwell.

　　D. He wanted to work at the seaside.

　　40. Ron was able to take over the shoe shop because

　　A. he got on well with the manager there.

　　B. he knew how to keep the accounts of the business.

　　C. he had had experience of selling books.

　　D. he was young and strong.

　　參考譯文

　　找工作

　　16歲的羅恩 麥基本應該繼續在學校學習，但是未來已經在急切地召喚他了：走出教室，找份工作!于是羅恩響應了這一召喚。他的父親支持他的決定并幫他在超市里謀到了個職位。羅恩，你很幸運，父親說，如今十二、三個年輕人中只有一個能找到工作。這樣，羅恩就開始了他的職業生涯，他的薪水是一周20英鎊。

　　在接下來的一年里，羅恩每天都在往貨架上擺放罐頭。一年過去了，羅恩再回顧學生時代時才意識到那是一段非常豐富多彩和令人滿意的生活。他試圖培養對工作的興趣卻徒然無果。

　　一個天氣晴朗的日子，羅恩沒有上班，他搭乘一輛卡車去了南方。帶著對大海的渴望，羅恩揣著口袋里的9塊錢和一顆熱情的心出發去尋求更美好的生活。當晚，他在伯恩茅斯的一家咖啡館里吃了一塊三明治，喝了點東西。這家咖啡館的老板是對老年夫婦。羅恩還沒有吃完三明治，老太太就已經決定讓他在夏天剩下來的日子里留在這里工作，條件是薪水每周20英鎊，并為他提供樓上的房間住宿和每日三餐。得到這份工作之簡單和快速讓羅恩大為驚訝。安靜的時候羅恩還得檢查老人在賬目中的計算是否正確。

　　夏天過去了，羅恩并沒有離開沿海地區。他再一次為謀生對一個l7歲男孩來說是如此簡單而感到驚奇。大多數時間他都是在商店上班，但也有一次他在一家旅館工作了3個月。10月底一家鞋店患病的經理雇用了他。很快羅恩就發現自己成了這里的頂梁柱，因為他是店里惟一懂得記賬的人。